‘No respect’ - Alain Prost "very disappointed" as he confirms Alpine F1 split

Alain Prost says he is “very disappointed” with the way the news of his split from Alpine was announced ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season. 
Alain Prost (FRA) Alpine F1 Team Non-Executive Director.
Alain Prost (FRA) Alpine F1 Team Non-Executive Director.
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Reports♚ on Monday re🥃vealed that four-time F1 world champion Prost had left his role as non-executive director at Alpine amid an ongoing review into the team’s management structure. 

Prost joined Re🐷nault in 2017 in a special advisory role, before moving into a position as a non-e🐈xecutive director of the rebranded Anglo-French squad two years later. 

The claimed that senior management had decided not to renew the French🅷man’s contract for 2022. 

However, in a social media post on Monday evening, Pros⛦t said he had rejected an offer to continue in the role at the final race of last season and criticised Alpine for the way the news was h♌andled. 

“I am very disappointed how this news has been an𓂃nounced💝 today,” Prost wrote on Instagram. 

“It was agreed that we would announce together 🧸with Alpine F1 Team! No respect sorry!

“I have refused the offer m🦩ade to me in Abu Dhabi for the 2022 season becausꦯe of a personal relationship and I was right!

“To the Enstone and Viry team, I will miss you.”

Speaking to French newspaper L'Equipe, Prost blamed his exit on Alpine CEO Laurent Ro🧸ssi. 

"Laurent Ros𒈔si wants all the light," Prost said. 

"Laurent Rossi's desire is to be alone, not to be poll🌺uted by anyone. 

"He told me 🌱he no longer needed adꦑvice. There is a real desire to put a lot of people on the sidelines."

Last week it was confirmed that Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski had le🏅ft the team with immediate effect, with Rossi taking over management duties on a temporary basis. 

Former Aston Martin team boss Ot🌳mar Szafnauer has been tipped to replace Budkowski at Alpine. 

Austrian water treatment company BWT has been🐻 linked with following Szafnauer across from Aston Martin to become a main sponsor of Alpine. 

 

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